James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan. In this plan a powerful president was needed.
Elected for 7 years and could not be elected for a 2nd term
Take care of foreign relations and dictate the army
Executive and Judicial officers would be chosen by the president with the approval of the Senate
Government was given power to tax and regulate trade. There would be three branches of government:the judicial, executive, and legislative branch.There was a Bicameral type government with two houses, Senate and the House of Representatives. The more people the state had the more people they would havein the Houses. State laws could be vetoed by Congress, as well.
Who wanted this plan
Who opposed this plan
Edmund Randolph
James Madison
John Blair
Alexander Hamilton
Larger States
William Paterson proposed the New Jersey Plan. This plan is preferred by the smaller states. William Paterson
Congress could manage trade and tax. Much smaller changes were applied to the Articles.
Unicameral legislature - all states are presented equal no matter their size or population
No president, but an executive committee.
Sovereignty would continue in the states except some powers the national government were given.
A loose confederation would be continued.
Who wanted this plan
Who opposed this plan
William Paterson
Smaller States
David Bearly
Charles Pinckney
- Each state wanted a successful government
- All of the states had their own ideas and opinions on what would work best
- They all wanted to agree on one form of government
- They didn't want to cause conflict
- Each state didn't want another to over power them
- It was a huge decisions and the media talked about it often
- The conflict was familiar to many of the common people because it involved a lot of their famous war heroes.
People who worked on the solution
Roger Sherman Researched a plan that would compromise the New Jersey and Virginia Plan John Dickinson Played a key role in creating the Great Compromise by looking at and including the needs and wants of each state
Composing the Great Compromoise
How was it resolved?
The Great Compromise
The Senate would equally represent each state, no matter what the size ( 2 Senators per state)
The House of Representatives would represent each state according to the population
Power was divided between the Federal government and the states
Debate Over Representation
Virginia Plan
James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan. In this plan a powerful president was needed.Government was given power to tax and regulate trade. There would be three branches of government:the judicial, executive, and legislative branch.There was a Bicameral type government with two houses, Senate and the House of Representatives. The more people the state had the more people they would havein the Houses. State laws could be vetoed by Congress, as well.
Who wanted this plan
Who opposed this plan
James Madison
John Blair
Alexander Hamilton
Larger States
Charles Pinckney
New Jersey Plan
Congress could manage trade and tax. Much smaller changes were applied to the Articles.
- Unicameral legislature - all states are presented equal no matter their size or population
- No president, but an executive committee.
- Sovereignty would continue in the states except some powers the national government were given.
A loose confederation would be continued.Who wanted this plan
Who opposed this plan
Smaller States
David Bearly
Charles Pinckney
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
New Jersey Plan
Why was this such a debated topic?
- Each state wanted a successful government- All of the states had their own ideas and opinions on what would work best
- They all wanted to agree on one form of government
- They didn't want to cause conflict
- Each state didn't want another to over power them
- It was a huge decisions and the media talked about it often
- The conflict was familiar to many of the common people because it involved a lot of their famous war heroes.
People who worked on the solution
Roger Sherman Researched a plan that would compromise the New Jersey and Virginia PlanJohn Dickinson Played a key role in creating the Great Compromise by looking at and including the needs and wants of each state
How was it resolved?
The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise